NEW ZEALAND WINDMILLS / EUROPEAN TYPE WINDMILLS IN NEW ZEALAND
WATER, HORSE & OTHER MILLS IN NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND WINDMILL MANUFACTURERS

AERMOTOR Co

    See the Australian windmills section (A-B) for information on models etc.
   IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. CLOTTON F.E.    London. Advertised in New Zealand. 1894
2. HOLBERN & KIRK    Palmerston North. 1904
3. MILLS E.W. & Co    Wellington. 1898 - circa 1906.
4. SAXTON W.    New Plymouth. 1897

ALDRITCH WIND ENGINE & PUMP MANUFACTURING CO

    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. W.D.SUTHERLAND    George St, Dunedin. One testimonial. This could be the product of W.H.ALDRITCH of Beloit, Wisconsin who was active at the period.
2. ALDRITCH WINDMILL     c1883 - c1884.    Listed as the "Aldritch Wind Motor" in the previously mentioned advertisements. It appears to have had a wooden windwheel and tail. A counterweight for regulation appears to have been used.

ALTHOUSE WHEELER Co

    See the Australian windmills section (A-B) for information on models etc. Licensee L.H. WOODIN of San Francisco.
    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. FRIEDLANDER BROS    Ashburton. Vaneless ? in 1878.

APPLETON MANUFACTURING

    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. NZ LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY Co LTD    GOODHUE Windmill in 1909

ARMOUR, JOHNSTON LTD

    Of Invercargill. James Norman ARMOUR and James JOHNSTON took over the Southland Engineering Company in Dee, Leet and Leven Streets in Invercargill in October 1913. They manufactured agricultural and dairy implements. Made the Simplex windmill 1915-1916. Imported the Star 12 windmill 1914-1917. The business went into voluntary liquidation in November 1917.

• SIMPLEX WINDMILL    Open direct acting steel windmill with 16 fan blades. Mounted on a tubular tripod tower. Made and sold 1915-1916
• STAR 12 WINDMILL    See - (F-I) FLINT AND WALLING.

BAKER MANUFACTURING Co

    See the Australian windmills section (A-B) for information on models etc.
    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. Alfred BUCKLAND & SONS    MONITOR Windmill in 1921/2

BEAVER MEADOW

    Ken Pointon and his brother purchased some land on the Whangaparaparoa peninsular, just north of Auckland, in the early 1970's. Ken's brother was an ex steam locomotive engineer, and he proceeded to build a miniature outdoor track complete with steam engine. This was to entertain children, etc., and as part of the installation he erected an old Booth MacDonald windmill to add a touch of nostalgia. A second windmill was later added, and soon the brothers were being asked if they could build windmills for various people.
Ken then started building them in 1977, and called his company BM Industries. It is located at Silverdale and has operated from from 1977 to the present.

• BABY WINDMILLS     - see - D MODEL DIRECT ACTING WINDMILLS
• D MODEL DIRECT ACTING WINDMILLS    Date unknown but well prior 2001. From information available there were at one time 6 models of direct acting windmills. The model number was the wind wheel diameter in feet. D2 and D3 known as 'Baby' mills were listed for swimming pool circulation, fish ponds and header tank pumping. D4 and D5 mills are listed for surface pumping from dams etc, and the other models for general pumping. All had steel fabrication and automatic governing. The main shaft bearings were in an oil bath and a ball thrust bearing was behind the wheel. Needle roller crank bearings with PTFE bushes on the rocker beam pivots. The three smaller models had a fixed stroke and the larger models had a choice of two strokes. Galvanised wind wheel and three legged towers.
• GEARED WINDMILL     Available with 4, 6.5, 8, 10, 12 and 14 foot wind wheels. The 14ft model is possibly no longer made. Oil bath windmill.
• STANDARD GEARED WINDMILL     Available with 8ft, 10ft, and 12ft wind wheels. It is a self governing oil bath windmill with manual head lockout. The tower is 3 legged made of galvanised steel.
• PRAIRIE ECONOMY WINDMILL - Direct action     This direct acting mill has 6.5ft [Model P 600] and 8ft [Model 800] windwheels. The 8ft model is possibly no longer manufactured. The head is cast and steel, with the steel parts being hot dip galvanised. The main shaft uses sealed ball bearings. Special composition bearings are used for the crosshead pulley and pitman arm. All tinware is hot dip galvanised. Two stroke lengths are available. Self governing Ball thrust race turntable, four legged wooden tower. There is a manual system to shut off the windmill for extended periods such as winter.
• PRAIRIE ECONOMY WINDMILL - Geared.     Only 8ft [Model G800] windwheels were available. The head is cast and steel, with the steel parts being hot dip galvanised. The main shaft uses sealed ball bearings. Special compound bearings used for the crosshead pulley and pitman arm. All tinware is hot dip galvanised. Three stroke lengths are available. Self governing Ball thrust race turntable, four legged wooden tower. There is a manual system to shut off the windmill for extended periods such as winter.
• SIMPLEX WINDMILL - Direct action.     This direct acting mill has a 10ft diameter windwheel. It is self-governing with a manual head lockout, sealed ball bearings and all steel parts are galvanised. The tower is 20ft, made of a single pipe with side stays, pivoted at the base with tilt erection for simple installation. A 12ft example of this windmill was found near Auckland in March 2011. This was the only 12ft example of the Simplex made by the company and was originally erected on Auckland's North shore.

BENNETT & SUTTON

    Ironmongers at Hawera. Agents for Booth McDonald & Co. Advertised the Steel Star windmill in 1908-10.

BLENHEIM CO-OPERATIVE DAIRY FACTORY COMPANY LTD.

    Of Blenheim. Agents for Armour, Johnston Ltd. Advertised the Simplex windmill in 1915.

B M INDUSTRIES

    - see - Beaver Meadow

BOOTH - MACDONALD & Co Ltd.

    Formerly George Booth & Sons. Operated the Carlyle Implement & Iron Works, also known as the Carlyle Implement Works. Operational from 1882 - c1955. The address in 1885 is shown as 218 Tuam Street, Christchurch. In 1900 this company were supplying the American made FLINT & WALLING STEEL STAR windmills. - See - FLINT & WALLING in the Australian Section (F-I) for Model details.

• CARLYLE IRON WINDMILL    Circa 1883 - 1893. Bears a strong resemblence to the American made MAST FOOS IRON TURBINE windmill of the same period and uses advertising illustrations used by MAST FOOS. It won the first prize at the Sydney Centennial Show. Exported to Australia [1888]. This was a direct action available in wind wheel sizes from 6 to 14 ft.
• DA WINDMILL    A small open type direct acting windmill.The windwheel is 6ft in diameter, and has 15 blades. Each blade has its own wheel arm that bolts onto the central hub at the inner end, and is fastened by a bracket to the wheel rim at its outer end. In addition to the tail, there is a side vane to assist with governing. This side vane is fixed to the main casting by two bolts, and is not adjustable. Despite intense searching, no record of the Booth DA windmill has been found in any historic New Zealand newspaper advertising, nor in the known Booth, Macdonald & Co. catalogues and records. Three examples of the windmill are known to have existed, and the cast part numbers indicate that it was manufactured in enough numbers to not be just a 'one off'.
• SELF OILER WINDMILL    One of the earliest oil bath windmills anywhere. The design was patented in 1911 by Charles WHITAKER, an engineer employed by BOOTH - McDONALD. It was single geared and operated the pump rod by linkages.
• STEEL STAR WINDMILL    See - (F-I) FLINT AND WALLING.
• TE ANGI WINDMILL    NZ Patent number 5234 dated 14th October 1891 by John Edward TOUCH. On display at the 1891 & 1894 Otago A & P Society Annual Show. The Te Angi windmill and pump was especially designed for light winds and was described as being of light and graceful appearance. Back geared. A second hand example of this mill in good working order was offered by S. L. Humphries & Co. in 1905.
• TITAN WINDMILL    A small open type direct acting windmill. Some of the fans were as small as 4 foot. It employed a counterweight.
• KIWI WINDMILL    The Kiwi windmill was patented on 27th July 1895, New Zealand Patent No. 7776, by Harry GRIEG, a travelling representative of the firm Booth, Macdonald & Co. It was displayed at several Agricultural and Pastoral Association Shows during October to December of that year, including at Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa, Egmont, Wellington, Nelson, Gore and Palmerston North. It continued to be regularly displayed at A. & P. Shows through 1896 and 1897, but after this date there is little further mention of it.
      The Kiwi windmill was only available in one size, viz. 6ft. The Kiwi was "constructed entirely from iron and steel, is self-governing, light and graceful in appearance and is eminently well-suited for raising water for household or garden purposes, or for stock paddocks." Advertising in 1897 offered it for sale complete with tower and pump for 13 pounds, and recommended it for cottage or farm.
      The Kiwi windmill had beautiful artwork on the tail vane, with the word KIWI in large letters at the inner end and a picture of a Kiwi bird at the outer end, with the word PATENT underneath the bird's feet. There was a painted border around the vane sheet's perimeter. The tail vane was trapezoidal in shape, and was attached to the mill head by two arms. The windwheel was 6ft in diameter, and had 17 blades. The blades were painted at their inner and outer tips, apparently in differing colours, and each blade had its own wheel arm that bolted onto the central hub at the inner end, being fastened at its outer end directly to the wheel rim, in a similar manner to the Booth DA. It is not known what colours the paintwork was.
      The mill head was pole mounted, though this could then be attached to a 3-legged derrick type tower. There were also two metal rungs bolted to the pole, serving as steps for climbing to inspect the gears and refill the brass lubricators.
      The Kiwi was also patented in Australia and was displayed at the Warwick Show in Queensland by Messrs. Cribb & Foote, who were agents for Booth, Macdonald and Co., in January 1899.
• MODEL WINDMILL    Steel windmill with a 6ft windwheel. Sold from 1886 until 1894. Also marketed in Australia.

BOWJON WINDMILL

    Used compressed air. 1980. Sold in Australia.

BURT, A. & T. LTD

    Of Auckland. Took over the business of T. R. CLOW of Papatoetoe in November 1917. Continued to make CLOW's Daisy windmill until 1922 and his Don windmill until 1921.

• DON WINDMILL    All metal, double geared ring-oiler bearing windmill. Made in sizes 6 and 8 ft. Made 1917 - 1921.
• EDINA WINDMILL    Unknown foreign manufacturer. Sold by A. & T. BURT of Auckland between 1907 to 1919.

CHALLENGE Co.

    See the Australian windmills section (C-E) for information on models etc.
    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. T. & S. MORRIN LTD    Auckland. CHALLENGE Windmill in 1902 - 1920.
2. J. S. BRYANT & Co    Nelson. DANDY Windmill in c1910.
3. John BURNS & Co    Auckland.
4. T. & S. MORRIN    1901 to 1933.
5. COWELL & KNEEBONE    High Street Hawera. DANDY Windmill in 1904.
6. C. KNEEBONE    Hawera. DANDY Windmill in 1910.

CLARKE, J. J.

    1927 - 1943 listed as machinery agent. Advertised as a windmill manufacturer at 62 Tyne St, Oamaru in 1938. 1944 - 1945 listed as machinery and windmill expert.

CLOW, T.R.

    Of Papatoetoe. Thomas Rogers CLOW was a farmer before opening an engineering business in c1909. He took out two windmill patents in 1908 and 1909. In November 1917 the business was sold to A. & T. BURT Ltd, who continued to make the Daisy and Don windmills until 1922 and 1921 respectively.

• DAISY WINDMILL    All metal, self-governing, direct-acting windmill. Available with wind wheels of 6, 8 and 10 ft. NZ Patent number 25218 of November 1908. Named after his daughter, Edith Daisy CLOW. First advertised in 1911 but thought to have been made from 1909 - 1922.
• DON WINDMILL    All metal, double-geared ring-oiler bearing windmill. Available with wind wheels of 6, and 8 ft. Made circa 1917 - 1922.

COLONIAL IRONWORKS

    - see - Beaver Meadow

COOPER & DUNCAN

    Operated in Christchurch c1910 - ?.

• OILS ITSELF WINDMILL

COSSENS & BLACK, ENGINEERS, & CO

    Of Crawford St, Dunedin. Advertised a windmill and a power windmill in 1890-1894.

DANKS J. & T.

    PROVIDENCE IRONWORKS. Formerly in business in Melbourne, Australia before coming to Christchurch in 1877. Brassfounder, plumber and well sinker. Patentee of the 'Canterbury Well Sinker' and the TITAN windmill. In c1897 the factory had 13,000 square feet of floorspace and employed a considerable number of people. Became THOMAS DANKS in 1899 . Operated at 198, 200 Lichfield St, Christchurch.

• TITAN WINDMILL    Patent applied for c1888.

DANKS, Samuel

    Coppersmith, brassfounder and gasfitter, and ship plumber, of 10 Brandon Street, Wellington. circa 1900.

DANKS, Thomas

    Was DANKS, J. & T. Operated in Christchurch 1899 to 1918. There was a patent application No. 18825 in his name for windmill improvements in 1904.

• TANGENT WINDMILL    NZ Patent number 2064 dated 20th October 1886. Not known if it was ever manufactured.
• TITAN WINDMILL    NZ Patent number 2714 dated 22nd December 1887. Made with 4, 6 and 8 foot wind wheels. Production later taken over by Booth Macdonald & Co.

DAVIDSON, Walter

    Operated at 183 Tuam St, c1933 to c1935.

DUNCAN, P. & D. LTD - (South British Implement Works)

    Peter [1838 - 1907] and David [1832 - 1897] DUNCAN were born at Braidmore farm, near Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland. Both trained as smiths and fitters. Peter emigrated to New Zealand in 1863, originally partnering Benjamin CORDERY, then Alex SCRIMGEOUR from 1865 as a blacksmith in Lyttelton. He and SCRIMGEOUR moved to Cashel St, Christchurch in 1866. David came out in 1867. Peter dissolved his partnership with SCRIMGEOUR in 1868. The brothers were partners by 1870, but the name 'P & D Duncan' was not used until 1874. Their Cashel St premises were destroyed by fire in 1869 and they moved to Tuam St. By 1885 a branch was established at Ashburton. The company was one of New Zealand's premier agricultural implement manufacturers for many years. P & D Duncan ceased operations at the end of 1986 although the DUNCAN family had sold the business in 1959.

• DUNNS WINDMILL -c1885 - c1901    Open direct action windmill. Duncan on the vane. At least the No. 1, 2 & 3 were paddle bladed. Tripod stand. There may be other variations.

Models

• No. 0    5 foot - 12 iron blades. Not listed by 1901.
• No. 0S    5 foot - 16 iron blades. Had an outer ring. Size appears to have been increased to 6 foot by 1901. See the OS windmill.
• No. 1    6 foot - 12 wooden blades. Not listed by 1907.
• No. 2    8 foot - 12 wooden blades. Not listed by 1907.
• No. 3    9 foot - 12 wooden blades. Not listed by 1901.
• No. 1s    iron blades, ornamental, for erection on derrick.
• No. 4    10 foot - close wooden blades, ornamental, for erection on derrick
• No. FF    5.5 foot - 16 sheet metal blades. Had an outer ring. May have ceased production by 1911.

• ELECTRIC WINDMILL    Circa 1902 - c1909. Open steel back geared windmill after an American design. Wind wheel and vane are galvanised. 3 to 6 inch stroke. Used a lever weight for regulation. Manufactured in sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 foot. Fitted to four post wooden or steel towers.
• HERCULES WINDMILL    Circa 1911 - ? Open double back geared mill virtually identical in design to the open geared STOVER/SAMSON from America. Made with 5, 7 and 9 foot windwheels. By 1920 the sizes were listed as 6, 8 and 9 foot. Fitted to either 3 or 4 post steel towers.
• OK WINDMILL    Circa 1914 - c1926. Open direct action with oil reservoirs. From 1918 it had a variable stroke attachment which allowed for 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 inch strokes. Available with 6, 7, 8 and 10 foot windwheels. Used spring regulation.
• OS WINDMILL    This appears to be the last survivor of what were known as 'DUNN'S windmills. Used a lever weight for regulation. Could also be mounted on 3 or 4 post steel towers by 1911. Cast parts.
• PERFECT IRON WINDMILL    Circa 1885 - ? This appears to be a faithful copy of the American LEFFEL IRON WIND ENGINE. Open design made using wrought iron.The turntable used friction rollers and the main shaft used an adjustable governor arm. Rubber cushions were used to prevent sudden jars in blustery conditions. Only one size seems to have been available. Direct action. Employed a self acting brake.
• RING OILER WINDMILL    Geared windmill similar to the ELECTRIC windmill but fitted with long gunmetal ring oiler bearings and oil catchers. Used a walking beam. Available with 4, 6, 8 and 10 foot windwheels.

EADE, Walter

    Listed as a windmill manufacturer at Tuam St, Christchurch in 1906.

EVANS, F.

    Operated in Chancery St, Auckland in 1916. Two models. One a 14 bladed iron windmill and the other with 4 blades.

FERGUSON MANUFACTURING Co.

    Originator of the company was Ross FERGUSON. Prototype built in 1979. The company began selling them in 1980. Operated at 64 Main Road, Kumeu from then to present.

• FERGUSON WINDMILL    Vaneless windmill with a low efficiency wind wheel to allow for using low volume per stroke, constant flow delivery. The first mills produced were all welded fabrication and the head and wind wheel were painted yellow. Later the colour changed to orange. The original design pipe fitting pumps were changed in 1982 to a cast bronze pump of the manufacturer's design. In 1983 the original 6 foot model on a 3.5 metre mast was joined by an 8 foot model on a 6 metre mast. There was an optional extension on the smaller mast to take it to 6 metres. [only three 8 foot models were made] Later castings were used for the wind wheel hub. The first one in cast iron, but subsequently cast aluminimum shrunk onto the shaft since 1991. The windmill has been developed as a kit set and since then all steel parts have been galvanised, or in the case of the hub, shaft electroplated.

FINCH, J. G. & CO.

    Advertised as an agent for Booth, MacDonald & Co. Carlyle Iron Windmill in 1890. Address in Tees St. Oamaru.

FLINT & WALLING

    See the Australian windmills section (F-I) for company and model details.
    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. BOOTH, MACDONALD & Co.,LTD    Christchurch. STEEL STAR windmill c1900, STAR POWER windmill 1906
2. LAIDLAW LEEDS     Auckland. STAR 12 Windmill 1915/16
3. FARMERS TRADING Co.    Auckland.
4. BENNETT & SUTTON    Hawera. STEEL STAR Windmill in 1908-1910.
5. ARMOUR, JOHNSTON LTD.    Invercargill. STAR 12 Windmill 1914-1917.

GILLANDERS, Lewis Rose

    Took out NZ patent number 5722 dated 18th August 1892 for a pivoted windmill. Not confirmed if it was ever manufactured. See also North Otago Foundry.

GILLANDERS & WILSON

    See North Otago Foundry.

GOULD MANUFACTURING

    US company.
    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS    User of this mill 1897

HAYES, E. & SONS LTD

    Ernest HAYES was born in Warwickshire, England in 1851 and served a 5 year apprenticeship in millwrighting and engineering . He came to New Zealand in 1882 on the Taranaki with his wife Hannah and son Llewellyn. In 1884 he set up a flour mill at Oturehua which he managed until 1900 as well as running his farm. He began manufacturing in 1895 in the Hayes Engineering Works, Oturehua (originally known as Rough Ridge), Central Otago. In 1905 ths company started producing HAYES wire strainers. Ernest HAYES retired in 1926 and died in 1933. The company moved to a purpose built factory at Templeton, Christchurch in 1952. The business was sold in 1987.

• ? WINDMILL    In 1910 a 6.5m windmill on an 18m tower was made to power the works and later when windmill production commenced this was used as the model. The windmill continued to power the factory until a Pelton water wheel was installed in 1927.
• First production windmill - 1912 -     The first windmill was sold to W.G.BECKER. This was reconditioned c2001 and moved to a site adjacent to the old factory. It is possible that this is what was advertised as the "Hayes Four Cornered Steel Tower Windmill".
• NEW IDEA WINDMILL    This windmill was manufactured from 1920 until about 1950 and was available in the two sizes of 4 foot 6 inches and 6 foot. Another unusual windmill in that although the wind wheel was mounted either on a conventional tower or a fabricated post, the actual wheel was bracketed on both sides in a frame which pivoted.They used a side vane and some sort of weight on a chain? for regulation. Advertising talks about a "Improved New Idea Windmill" and this could have been a updated version.
• REVOLVING TOWER WINDMILLS    These were introduced in 1916 and were made in sizes from 3 to 8 foot. Like the STEEL WINGS, the tower pivoted at both ends allowing the total unit to turn with the wind. The top was stayed with steel ropes and the bottom fixed. The wind wheel operated within the tower.
• HAYES WONDER WINDMILL    This windmill was introduced in 1942. Originally in four sizes. 4 foot 6 inches, 6 foot, 8 foot and 10 foot. The 4 foot 6 inch version was eventually dropped. In the 1980's a complete redesign was made and a 2 metre series 515 model was introduced, which continued in production until the sale of the business. Information from a Hayes pamphlet issued by Port Machinery quotes, A small pole mounted direct acting windmill of open type, designed for low lift small quantity pumping. The eight paddle bladed fan is of 1.8 metre diameter. Sealed ball races are used on the main support bearings and the crank head bearings. There was a serial number on the head.

HAYES, Ernest (N.Z.) LTD

    Manufacturer in Templeton.(1) Christchurch (2), New Zealand. Port Machinery, a division of D.E.C. WEBER PTY LTD were sole Australian agents.

HEMENT BROS

    Operated at 148 Hereford St, Christchurch 1890/1.

• PREMIER WINDMILL    Circa 1890's. Seems to have been produced for some time before 1890. Iron and steel windmill. Illustration shows a design with pole mount, regulated vane, 20 windwheel blades mounted onto the spokes and a single outer ring. It appears to have used a lever counterweight for regulation.

JOLLY WINDMILL CO.

    Operates in Glen Eden from 1979 to the present. Also sold overseas into Australia, Africa and the Pacific area. Also made under licence in Western Australia.

• JOLLY WINDMILL    Solid wheel vaneless design. Pole mounted with stays. Paddle blades linked into a cone shape by rods around the outer rim. Available in 5 wind wheel sizes including a 1.8 metre mill for surface pumping and a 2 metre mill. Another paper lists 5, 6 and 8 foot wind wheels.

KING, JOHN

    Advertised as an agent for Booth, MacDonald & Co. Carlyle Iron Windmill in 1891. Address in Awamoko.

KING, NEWTON

    Of New Plymouth and Stratford. He advertised the Steel Star windmill in March 1905.

LANDELLS, W. H. & SON

    Operated at Ashburton 1896/7.

LORD, Thomas

    Took out NZ patent number 116 dated 18th June 1871 for a horizontal windmill. Not known if it was ever manufactured.

McINTYRE, James

    Operated at Queen St, Onehunga c1921 to c1942. From 1931 to 1942 it was listed as the 'McIntyres Clyde Iron Works LTD'.

MARCY, R.G. MFG CO

    Rufus G. Marcy was one of the original officers of the FLINT & WALLING Manufacturing Co when it was incorporated 1n 1886. He had worked as a salesman for the earlier FLINT & WALLING Co from 1880. In 1897 he left the Kendallville, Indiana , USA firm. Shortly after he started organising a windmill business which was incorporated as the R.G.MARCY Mfg Co 1/1/1898. The new factory was at Bluffton, Indiana. After making small adjustments he began making windmills copied from his old company and named them RED STAR instead of STAR as used by FLINT & WALLING. Not only the mills but the advertising literature and other aspects of the F&W were appropriated and used by him. There was a court case ending on the 27/1/1900 finding in F&W's favour and Marcy was no longer allowed to use the word Star or the Star symbol. In a matter of days they changed their name from Red Star to Red Cross. The firm became the MARCY MANUFACTURING Co in January 1902 after Marcy's retirement. In October 1902 they became the RED CROSS MANUFACTURING CO. The company closed in 1975.
    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. REID & GRAY    Dunedin. Back geared RED STAR windmill c1900, RED CROSS Windmill 1901/2

• RED STAR    The windmill appearing in Reid and Greys Jan 1900 advertisement is the back geared model which was available from 6 to 16 foot from the factory.

MARSHALL, John

    Operated at 204 St. Asaph St, Christchurch c1895-96. Advertised as a manufacturer of windmills made from iron and steel with wooden or iron derricks. Previously of Springston.

MAST FOOS & Co

    See Australian section (J-M) for model details.
   IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. E. McPHERSON & Co    Nelson.
2. REID & GRAY    Dunedin. IMPERIAL Windmill 1904 to 1917

MILLS E.W. & Co.

    Importer of windmills in the Wellington region. Active in 1898 - 1901. In business in 1906. Later amalgamated with Briscoes to form Briscoe Mills. One of their mills was imported and arrived on the ship Freeman on 11 November 1898. It was sold to the Kelburne Tram Co. on 29 September 1901.

MORRIN T. & S.

    Wholesale and retail ironmonger of Queen St, Auckland who sold American windmills. Advertising at least between the period 4/12/1875 and 18/10/1879.

NEAL, GEO. J.

    Advertised as an agent for Richardsons windmills in December 1886. Address in Cambridge.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS

    Operated from 1875 to the 1930's. The Addington workshops made the windmills c1900. They were supplied to the Public Works Department.

• TYPE 1    Wooden wind wheel, vane and side vane. Direct acting with pin on crank plate. Made in 14, 16 and 20 ft. With wooden tower. It would appear to be a copy of the RAILROAD ECLIPSE windmill made by FAIRBANKS, MORSE & COMPANY in the U. S.

NICHOLAS, Richard

    Operated at 230 Tuam St in 1909.

NORTH OTAGO FOUNDRY

    Advertised as a maker of patent windmills in October 1893. Proprietor was L. R. GILLANDERS. Also called GILLANDERS AND WILSON. Address in Thames St., Oamaru.

OATES, J. G.

    Mr J. G. Oates of Carterton displayed a windmill at the November 1895 and November 1896 Wellington A & P Society's Annual Show. He claimed his Premier, self-governing windmill would stand any wind or climate and work satifactorily, a patent automatic governor regulating the speed when the mill was at work.

PARR, William

    Took out NZ patent number 1373 dated 12th January 1885 for a windmill to be used for chaff cutting and other agricultural purposes.

PEL PRODUCTS

    This mill was made in New Zealand but appears to have been marketed in Australia by PEL PRODUCTS, 195 Graham St, Port Melbourne, Victoria.

• WINDMOTOR    Drive shaft vertical axis turbine with curved upright aluminium blades between discs. Available with 3 rotor sizes in 1980. A = 4ft diameter x 4ft high. B == 6ft diameter x 6ft high. C = 8ft diameter x 8 ft high. Sealed ball races were used.

PHOENIX FOUNDRY ENGINEERING WORKS

    Operated at Union Street, Hawera in 1901. Proprietor was J. A. Moyes, an engineer and general blacksmith. Adverts in the Hawera & Normanby Star claimed they built windmills in all sizes, but no specific brand name was given.

PICKERING, David

    Took out NZ patent number 2717 dated 23rd December 1887 for a windmill. Not known if it was ever manufactured.

REICHEL, Louis Tasman

    Took out a patent or application for one No.18640 on October 21,1904 for an improved wind and water motor. Vertical axis.

REID & GRAY LTD

    In business from at least 1889. Situated at Burnside.

• ACME WINDMILL    1892 - 1898 Also known as GREIG's patent "Acme" windmill. Open back geared 2.5 to 1, windmill. 6 ft and 8 foot wind wheels. Had 17 iron blades.
• IMPERIAL WINDMILL    Displayed this windmill at the Egmont A & P Association's Annual Show in November 1904.
• OIL WELL WINDMILL    Became available 1922. There were some design changes in 1925. An oil bath mill with internal teeth main gear. Back geared 2.5 to 1 with a roller and slide design. Governed by a single coiled spring. The single tail vane sheet has a convex end shape and is held between two spars that converge onto the two gear box mounting points. Unusual wind wheel with the inner ring curved to position each blade and the outer ring a straight flat with a curved section attached similar to the inner ring.
• RED CROSS [STAR] WINDMILL    Circa 1900. In 1900 they were agents for the RED STAR windmill made in the USA by R.G.MARCY MFG Co. Advertised wind wheels of 4, 6, 8 and 10 foot, with larger sizes and power mills also available in 1901. Included prices for the 12 foot version in 1902. Displayed a Red Cross windmill at the Taranaki Agricultural Show in December 1901.
• SELF OILER WINDMILL
• VICTORIA WINDMILL - direct action    c1892 - c1897. Open iron windmill. Self regulating. It appears to be a copy of the MAST FOOS Iron Turbine windmill. Reid & Gray claim to have manufactured it "after the style of one of the best American makers." Available with 8 and 10 foot windwheels.
• VICTORIA WINDMILL - geared    c1892 - c1897. Open iron windmill. Self regulating. It appears to be a copy of the MAST FOOS Iron Turbine windmill. Reid & Gray claim to have manufactured it "after the style of one of the best American makers." Available with 10 foot windwheels.

RICHARDSON, J. R. S.

    Operated at Cambridge.

ROBERTS WINDMILL

    Unknown foreign manufacturer. Sold by CURRY, ELLIOT & Co of Auckland in 1906.

SCOTT BROS.

    Of Christchurch. Won a Second Order of Merit Bronze Medal for their Excelsior windmill at the 1882 International Exhibition.

SOMA POWER LTD

    Operated in Silverdale in the 1970's.

• SOMA 400 WINDMILL
• SOMA 1000 WINDMILL

SOUTHERN CROSS MACHINERY

    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. SOUTHERN CROSS MACHINERY    Palmerston North.

SPEEDRITE

    They were manufacturing an electricity generating wind mill in the late 1970s. It was used for charging batteries used to power an electric fence.

STOVER MANUFACTURING & ENGINE Co

    IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. JOHN CHAMBERS & SON    SAMSON windmill 1905 - 1921
2. LAIDLAW LEEDS    Auckland. SAMSON windmill 1914
3. FARMERS TRADING CO    Auckland. SAMSON windmill 1921
4. ALEX STORRIE    Invercargill. SAMSON windmill 1906 - 1907

SWIFT, Augistine William

    Took out NZ patent number 2368 dated 1st June 1887 for a windmill to be called "Swift & Son's Jubilee Windmill". SWIFT was a blacksmith and wheelwright of Belfast, Canterbury, NZ.

TAYLOR & OAKLEY

    Operated at 643 Columbo St, Christchurch c1909 to 1919.

THOMPSON, J. & CO

    Operated at Chauncy St, Auckland 1916 to 1921.

• EVANS WINDMILL    Ring oiled and self governing.

THOMPSON, J. & TURNER

    Operated at 96 Manchester St, Christchurch c1921 to c1930.

US WIND ENGINE & PUMP Co

    See Australian section (U-Z) for model details.
   IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. MORROW BASSETT & Co    Auckland. HALLADAY STANDARD Windmill in 1889

WANGANUI IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY & ENGINEERING WORKS

    Advertised in 1887 as making windmills in four different sizes for farm or homestead use. Located at Wanganui.

WEBB BROS & Co

    Australian company. Sold ? in 1909. - See also WEBB S TYPE windmill.

WILLIAMS & HARPER

    Agents for Booth, Macdonald and Co. Advertised the Steel Star Windmill in 1903. Located at Wanganui.

WINDY MILLERS

    Of 17 C.R.D. Oamaru, New Zealand. Operating in 2001.

• BACK GARDEN WINDMILL    900 cm fan with 12 blades. Fully operational.
• WARAREKA (WAIAREKA) CLASSIC WINDMILL    Direct drive by crank with 4 foot fan and 16 blades on a 3. 5 metre tower.

WIRE MAKERS LTD

    Operated in Christchurch c1992 to the present. 120 Maces Road.

• HAYES WONDER 515 WINDMILL

WOODIN & LITTLE

    Sold as the ALTHOUSE, so may be the WOODIN & LITTLE mill. More research required.
   IMPORTED OR SOLD BY

1. FRIEDLANDER BROS    Ashburton. 1878.

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